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Citing security, GOP lawmakers zero in on ballot drop boxes

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ATLANTA — Atlanta-area voters looking to return their ballots using a drop box in next year’s gubernatorial election will have to do some searching. ...

Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill goes to governor amid racial strife

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a major legislative victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...

Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sports

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers moved closer to requiring transgender athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing — as well as submit to having...

Florida House condemns Democratic Socialism in resolution

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a non-binding resolution invoking the...

Florida GOP passes bill to assess political bias on campus

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Public universities in Florida would have to survey, protect and promote political views on their campuses, according to a bill that the state Senate...

Consumer privacy push in Florida limps forward

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Big Data won a key concession from Florida lawmakers Tuesday when it persuaded a legislative committee to defang a proposal advertised...

Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise

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WASHINGTON — Compared with most congressional newbies, it didn't take Rep. Matt Gaetz long. Phone calls from the president. Rides aboard Air Force One....

Florida House OK’s campus ‘viewpoint diversity’ measure

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Republican-led effort promoting ideological diversity on college campuses won approval Thursday in the Florida House after sparking debate over intellectual...

Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls’ teams

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Transgender women and girls couldn't play on girls' and women's school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House...